1.

The coefficient of volume expansionis

1) Twice the coefficient of linear expansion
2) Twice the coefficient of areal expansion
3) Thrice the coefficient of areal expansion
4) Thrice the co-efficient of linear expansion

2. The variation of density of solid with temperature is given by theformula

d d
1) d2 = 1 +γ(t 1 − t) 2) d2 = 1− γ(t 1 − t)
2 1 2 1

d1 d1
3) d = 4) d =
1−2γ(t −t) 1+2γ(t −t)
2 2
2 1 2 1

3. A Brass stopper snuggly fits in the hole of steel plate. To remove the stopper
easily, thesystem
1) Shouldbeheated 2) Should becooled
3) May be heatedorcooled 4) Cannot be removed by heating orcooling

4. A metal plate has two holes in it. When the plate is heated the distance between
the two holes
1) Decreases 2)Increases
3) Doesnotchange 4) May increase ordecrease

5. Among the following solids, the lowest coefficient of expansion is for

1) Concrete 2) Rubber 3)Glass 4)Silicon

6. A metal sphere is heated. Maximum percentage increase occurs inits

1) Density 2)Volume 3)SurfaceArea 4) Radius
7. Two metal strips that constitute a thermostat must necessarily differ intheir
1) Mass 2)Length
3)Resistivity 4) Coefficient of LinearExpansion

8. A bimetallic strip is heated.It

1) Bends towards the metal with lower coefficient ofexpansion
2) Bends towards the metal with higher coefficient ofexpansion
3) Twists itself into helix
4) Does notbend

9. A): Metals expand equally in all directions.

R): Metals areisotropic.
1) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of‘A’.
2) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of‘A’.
3) ‘A’ is true and ‘R’ isfalse.
4) ‘A’ is false and ‘R’ istrue.

10. A): If hot liquid is poured in thick glass tumbler itbreaks.

R): Temperature distribution is not uniform in thick bodies leading to
differentialexpansion.
1) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of‘A’.
2) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of‘A’.
3) ‘A’ is true and ‘R’ isfalse.
4) ‘A’ is false and ‘R’ istrue.

11. A): Platinum is used to fuse into glassrods.

R): Both platinum and glass have almost same values of coefficient of linear
expansion.
1) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of‘A’.
2) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of‘A’.
 3) ‘A’ is true and ‘R’ isfalse.
4) ‘A’ is false and ‘R’ istrue.
12. A): Invar is used in metal tapes, balance wheels and pendulum clocks.
R): The coefficient of linear expansion of invar is verylow.
1) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’.
2)Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of‘A’.
3) ‘A’ is true and ‘R’ isfalse.
4) ‘A’ is false and ‘R’ istrue.

13. A): In summer, the pendulum clock runsslow.

R): As temperature increases, length of the pendulum decreases and time
perioddecreases.
1) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’.
2)Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of‘A’.
3) ‘A’ is true and ‘R’ isfalse.
4) ‘A’ is false and ‘R’ istrue.

14. If coefficient of cubical expansion is x times coefficient of superficial expansion,

then the value of xis
1) 1.5 2) 2 3) 2.5 4)3

15. The ratio of the lengths of two rods is 4:3. The ratio of their coefficients of
cubical expansion is 2:3. Then the ratio of their linear expansions when they are
heated through same temperature differenceis
1) 2:1 2)1:2 3) 8:9 4) 9:8

16. A metal metre scale gives correct measurement at 00C. It is generally used at a

temperature of 400C. The correction to be made for every metre is

( α= 10−6 / 10 C)
 1) 4 X10–5m 2) 4 X 10–5 m to beadded

3) 4 X 10–5 m mustbededucted 4) none of the above.

17. Thetemperatureofathinuniformrodincreasesby∆t.IfmomentofinertiaI
about an axis perpendicular to its length, then its moment of increases by

1) 0 2) αI ∆t 3) 2αI ∆t 4) α2 I ∆t

18. A metal rod has a length of 1m at 30°C. 'α' of metal is 2.5 x 10–5/°C. The
temperature at which it will be shortened by 1mmis
1) –30°C 2)–40°C 3)–10°C 4) 10°C

19. A crystal has linear coefficient of expansion 9×10−5 , 12 ×10−5 , 7 ×10−5 /kalong
three mutually perpendicular directions the volume expansion coefficient is

1) 27 ×10−5 /k 2) 26 ×10−5 /k 3) 21×10−5 /k 4) 28×10−5 /k

20. A steel tape is calibrated at 20°C. When the temperature of the day is –10°C, the

percentage error in the measurement with the tape is ( α=12 x10–6/°C)

1)3.6% 2)0.36% 3)0.18% 4)0.036%
21. A metallic solid sphere is rotating about its diameter as axis of rotation. If the
temperature is increased by 200°C, the percentage increase in its moment of

inertia is: [Coefficient of linear expansion of the metal =10–5/°C]

1) 0.1 2) 0.2 3) 0.3 4) 0.4
22. Two marks on a glass rod 10cm apart are found to increase their distance by
0.08mm when the rod is heated from 00 C to 1000 C . A flask made of the same

glass as that rod measures a volume of 1000 c.c at 00C. The volume it measures

at 1000C in c.c.is
1) 1002.4 2)1004.2 3)1006.4 4)1008.2
23. If a cylinder of diameter 1.0 cm at 300C is to be slide into a hole of diameter
0.9997 cm in a steel plate at the same temperature, then minimum required rise
in the temperature of the plate is [coefficient of linear expansion ofsteel
=12x10-6/0C]

1)250C 2)350C 3)450C 4) 550C

24. Two rods of different materials and identical cross sectional areas are joined
face to face at one end and their free ends are fixed to the rigid walls. If the
temperature of the surroundings is increased by 30°C, the magnitude of the
displacement of the joint of the rod is (length of rods l1=l2=1unit, ratio of their
Young's modulii, y1/y2=2, coefficients of Linear expansion are α1 andα2)

1) 5(α2 −α1 ) 2) 10(α1 −α2 ) 3) 10(α2 − 2α1 ) 4) 5(2α1 −α2 )

25. Two uniform metal rods of length L1 and L2 and their linear coefficients of
expansion α1 and α2 respectively, are connected to form a single rod of length
(L1+L2).Whenthetemperatureofthecombinedrodisraisedby"t°c",the

length of each rod increased by the same amount then α+αα2


is
1 2

1)
L1 L1 +L2 L2 L1 +L2
2) 3) L1 4)
L1 +L2 L1 +L2 L2

26. A thin brass sheet at 10°C and a thin steel sheet at 20°C have the same surface
area. The common temperature at which both would have the same area is

(Coefficient of linear expansion for brass and steel are respectively, 19x10–6/°C

are 11x10–6/°C)
1)–3.75°C 2)–2.75°C 3)2.75°C 4) 3.75°C
27. A pendulum clock is 5 seconds fast at a temperature of 150C and 10 seconds

slow at a temperature of 300C. The temperature at which it gives the correct

time is

1)180C 2)200C 3)220C 4) 250 C

28. A pendulum clock gives correct time at 200C at a place where g = 10m/s2. The
pendulum consists of a light steel rod connected to a heavy ball. If it is taken to a

different place where g = 10.01m/s2 at what temperature the pendulum gives

correct time ( α of steel is10–5/0C)

1) 300C 2)600C 3)1000C 4)1200C

29. A steel meter scale is to be ruled so that millimeter intervals are accurate within

about 5 x 10–5 mm at a certain temperature. The maximum temperature

variationallowableduringtherulingis[coefficientoflinearexpansionofsteel

= 10 x 10–6k–1]

1) 20C 2)50C 3) 70C 4) 100C

30. A steel wire AB of length 100 cm is fixed rigidly at points A and B in an

aluminum frame as shown in the figure. If the temperature of the system

increases through 1000C, then the excess stress produced in the steel wire
relative to thealuminum?
α Al = 22 ×10−6 / 10 Cand α steel =11×10−6 /10 C

Young’s Modulus of steel is 2 X 1011 Nm–2. Aluminium frame

A B
steel wire

1) 2.2 X108Pa 2) 22 X108Pa 3) 0.2 X108Pa 4) 220 X 108Pa

1) 4 2) 1 3) 2 4) 2 5) 4 6) 2 7) 4 8) 1 9) 1 10) 1

11)1 12) 1 13) 3 14) 1 15) 3 16) 2 17) 3 18) 3 19) 4 20) 4

21)4 22) 1 23) 1 24) 3 25) 1 26) 1 27) 2 28) 4 29) 2 30) 1

SOLUTIONS
14. γ=2α β= 2α
3
γ 3 γ= β=1.5βx = 1.5
=
β 2 2

15. ∆l1 =α1 l1 2 4 8

= . =
∆l2 α 2 l2 33 9

16. e=αl∆t

= 10-6 x 1 x 40 = 4 x 10-5 m to be added

17. I = MR2
∆I = 2MR ∆R
∆I 2MR ∆R
= = 2α∆t ⇒∆I = 2αI ∆t
I MR 2

∆l
18. α=
l(t2 −t1)

−10−3
α=
1×(t2 − 30)
 −10−3 ⇒t = -100C
25 ×10 =
−6

2
(t2 −30)

19. γ = α+
x
α+y α= 28
z
x 10-5 / K
e
20. ×100 = (α∆t)×100
l

= 12 x 10-6 x 30 x100

= 36 x 10-3 = 0.036%
(or)
Error=αl( t1-t 2)
∆l
x100 = α (t - t )x100
1 2
l

% error = 12 x 10-6 (20 +10)x 100

= 12 x 10-6 x 30 x 100 = 0.036%

∆I
21. ×100 = (2α∆t) ×100
I

= 200 x 10-5 x 200

= 4 x 10-1 = 0.4
∆l
22. α= = 8×10−5
=× 060

8 10 /C
l∆t 10 ×10−2 ×100

V2 =V1 (1+ 3α∆t)

= 1000 ( 1 + 24 x 100 x 10-6) = 1002.4 cc

1 0−6
∆R ×
23. α= 1
R∆t
2
×
3×10−4
= 1
 ∆R
and ∆t =
Rα
1
= ×100 =
250 C
4
 F 1l 1
24. l α∆θ+l α∆θ= +
F2l2
1 1 22
A1y1 A2y2

1×α× 30 +1×α ×30= F ×1 +F ×1

1 2
A×2y A×y
F×3
30 (α+α) =
1 2
2 Ay

10 (α+α) = F
1 2
2Ay
F ×l1
Displacement of the joint = F1l1 −lα ∆θ= −1×α× 30 =10(α +α) − 30α=
11 1 1 2 1
A1 y1 A1 y1

10(α2 − 2α1 )

25. l1α1 =l2α2

α1 l2
=
α2 l1
α1 l
+1= 2 +1
α2 l1

α1 +α2 l2 +l1
=
α2 l1

α2 = l1
α1 +α2 l1 +l2

26. ∆A=constant

A1B1 (∆t)1 =A2 B2(∆t)2

α (∆t) 19×10−6= t−20
−  
1
= 2
=
α2 (∆t)1 11×10 6
t −10 
−30
t= =− 3.750 C
8
 1
27.10= α(30−t 1 )→ 1
2
1
∴5= α(t −15)→ 2
1
2

1 30 −t1
⇒2=
2 t1 −15

∴t1 = 20°C

l
28. T = 2π
g

Here T is const
∴l ∝g

∆l ∆g ∴α(t −t ) =0.01
∴ = 2 1
l g 10

∴10−5 (t 2− 20) = 10−3 ∴t 2= 1200 C

29. α= l −l −8 5 x10−5
2 1 =
10 x 10
l1( t 2−t1) 1( t 2-t1)

t2 −t1 = 5°C

30. Excess stress in steel relative to Al